XV International AIDS Conference: an unkept promise of access for all

The organisers tried to make amends with the promise of scholarships worth more than $100 000. However, how these scholarships were to be distributed was unclear. Applications for funds were accepted online, where no opportunity is given to present details of one's work setting and needs. Past...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2004-07, Vol.364 (9431), p.325-325
Main Authors: Paul, Navin, Dugar, Manish
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Information
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDS
Congresses as Topic - economics
Costs and Cost Analysis
Developing Countries
Fees and Charges
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Low income areas
Low income groups
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Public sector
Registration
Scholarships & fellowships
Thailand
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Summary:The organisers tried to make amends with the promise of scholarships worth more than $100 000. However, how these scholarships were to be distributed was unclear. Applications for funds were accepted online, where no opportunity is given to present details of one's work setting and needs. Past experience suggests that a large part of the fund will have paid for representatives of various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to attend the conference. Although the sentiment is commendable and aimed in part at bringing patients' advocates to the conference, the organisers probably overlooked the fact that many NGOs receive ample support from various funding agencies. Such resources are often not available to doctors who work in the public sector in many low-income countries. Yet this group is the one that would most benefit from a scientific conference on HIV/AIDS.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16706-8